Carter Ashton had a power play goal and a minor for hooking (in Overtime) in Novgorod's 3-2 Shootout win over Novosibirsk. Ashton played 20:47 in the contest. Ex-NHLer Nikolai Zherdev assisted on the Ashton goal.

Carter Ashton had a power play helper and a minor for hooking in 18:55 of ice time in Novgorod's 3-2 SO loss to Admiral Vladivostok. Ex-NHLer Alexander Frolov also had a helper in the loss for Novgorod.

Nikita Gusev potted the GWG 2:07 into OT to lift SKA St. Petersburg to a 3-2 win over HC Sochi. Gusev played 20:35 in the match. Ex-Lightning pick Denis Kazionov potted his 4th goal of the season in defeat for Sochi.

Ex-NHLer Dmitri Kalinin scored the OT winner for SKA in their 3-2 win over Lada Togliatti. Fellow ex-NHLer Ilya Kovalchuk had a pair of helpers in the win. Nikita Gusev was scoreless in 19:06 in the match.

Ex-Lightning pick Denis Kazionov had a goal in Sochi's 5-2 win over Jokerit. Dmitri Kazionov, brother of Denis and also a former Lightning pick, got 27 PIM's and a suspension out of the contest. Ex-Lightning first rounder Riku Helenius allowed 4 goals on 14 shots for the loss before being pulled out of the game.

Nikita Gusev was scoreless in 13:48 as SKA St. Petersburg crushed Ak Bars Kazan 5-1. Ex-NHLer Ilya Kovalchuk had 1 goal and 3 points in the win. Ex-Lightning forward Evgeny Artyukhin also got in a fight for SKA in the victory.

We continue our Bolt Prospect of the Week award, an honor (virtually) given to one Tampa Bay Lightning prospect for his recent contributions on and off the ice.

The Bolt Prospect of the Week for the week ending November 17 is … Brian Hart, W, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL).

It's not often that the BP POTW award goes to a guy outside of our Top-25 rankings, which makes it extra special for Hart, who's finding his way in his first pro season in an organization with a deep pool of forward prospects.

The Lightning’s 2012 second round selection currently leads the Greenville Swamp Rabbits with 6 goals in 12 games, and all but one of those goals scored on the doorstep of the goal crease. This past weekend he scored twice in three games, including Saturday night's 3rd period game-winner against Adirondack that earned him First Star honors for the game.

Hart was drafted by the Lightning's Amateur Scouting group headed by Al Murray out of the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, then suited up for Harvard a year after Alex Killorn led the Crimson in scoring his senior year. Hart spent the last three years playing for Harvard, earning an ECAC championship with the Crimson last season and signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Lightning on June 28th. Hart's six goals in his first 12 pro games is one shy of his single season best of seven that he scored last year with Harvard.

Danis Zaripov had 1 goal and 3 points to pace Magnitka to a 3-2 win over HC Sochi. Sochi got a goal and an assist from ex-Lightning pick Denis Kazionov, and a helper from his brother (and also an ex-Lightning pick) Dmitri Kazionov in defeat.

Vasily Koshechkin blanked both shooters he faced in the penalty shot session as Magnitogorsk toppled Kazan 3-2 in the Shootout. Magnitogorsk got a goal from ex-Blue Jackets pick Sergei Mozyakin in the win.

Nikita Gusev had a power play goal and an even strength goal and helper in SKA's 5-3 win over Podolsk. The forward played 19:20 in the match. Ex-Panthers forward Evgeny Dadonov chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist in the win.